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2. Roller skates - Wikipedia

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   Skates like these fit over shoes and were adjustable with a roller skate key. Roller skating popularity began during the late 1950s and 1960s at rock 'n' roll teen dance halls, but exploded and took off in the 1970s and 1980s due to the introduction of large rubberized polymer wheels such as Krypto-Pro, to replace metal wheels, becoming popular ...

3. Roller derby - Wikipedia

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   Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played on an oval track by two teams of five skaters. It is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues [note 1] worldwide, though it is most popular in the United States.

4. Roller skating - Wikipedia

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   Unidentified woman roller skater, c. 1860–1870 Roller skates in the United States around 1905. The earliest roller skates known are from 18th-century Europe. These skates were used in theater and musical performances, possibly to simulate ice skating onstage. Early roller skating was done in a straight line because turning or curving was very ...

5. Darlene Anderson - Wikipedia

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   In September 1957, Anderson joined the roller derby owned by Jerry Seltzer, becoming the first Black woman to play the sport. [3] She debuted the same night as George Copeland, the second Black man to skate in the derby and the first to become a popular star. [5] [3] Anderson described her treatment by her fellow skaters: [6]

6. Rumors swirl over Red Wing Rollerway's possible closing in ...

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   FILE - Toriana Young, 3, unsteadily skates with the help of her grandmother Janice Young around Red Wing Rollerway's rink in this photo from 2007. Online rumors suggest the longtime skating rink ...

7. Artistic roller skating - Wikipedia

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   Artistic roller skaters skate on quad skates or inline skates (for the inline free skating discipline). Skates consist of four essential parts: boots, plates, wheels, and bearings. Skaters may sometimes use jump bars on their plates for added stability. Free skaters (both quad and inline) have a toe stop on their plates.